Spruance Leader - The Cold War Fleet Combat Solitaire Strategy Game

From DVG:

Spruance Leader is a solitaire game placing you in command of a Cold War era US Naval Task Force!  It is the next game in the very successful DVG Leader Series!

This game is inspired by the Microprose game Red Storm Rising.  Your Task Force will be facing off against Soviet ships, subs, and aircraft from the 1980's.  You will select what Actions to perform to destroy the Soviet forces while avoiding damage and stress.

Choose which ships and Commander you want in your Task Force, place them in one of three positions in the Task Force (Screening Force, Main Force, and Protected Force), purchase ordinance, and head towards the target. 

Because this is a DVG Leader Series game, knowledge of one Leader Series game will help you learn Spruance Leader. 

Some of the game characteristics that are common to the Leader games are:

Campaigns - Campaigns identify Targets in different Campaign Map zones.  Adjust Campaign Tracks as Targets are destroyed, impacting future Missions.

Mission Planning - Mission Planning is key to a successful mission.  Mission Planning includes selecting the ships in the Task Force and purchasing helicopters and ordinance for your ship.  

Stress Management - Manage your ship and Commander Stress levels.

6 Skill Levels - Each Ship and Task Force Commander has six skill levels, with starting skill levels increasing as Experience Points (XPs) are earned.

Random Events - Draw Event cards at the start and end of each Tactical Encounter.

Tactical Encounters - Setup Soviet ships and subs on the Tactical Display and perform Fast and Slow Actions to destroy the Target. 

Multiple Campaigns are included in Spruance Leader.  Each Campaign references a set of Targets within a particular map area.  Randomly draw 2 Targets from the Campaign Target deck and choose one to attack.  While traversing to the Target, you may encounter random Soviet forces.

Components:

Core Ship Types:

Virginia Class Cruiser

Ticonderoga Class Cruiser

Belknap Class Cruiser

Leahy Class Cruiser

Spruance Class Destroyer

Kidd Class Destroyer

Farragut Class Destroyer

Charles F. Adams Class Destroyer

Oliver Perry Class Frigate

Garcia Class Frigate

Knox Class Frigate

6 Counter Sheets

6 Campaign Sheets

Tactical Display

Rulebook

Summary Sheet

Player Log